OVERRATED: The 2012 end-times forecast

OVERRATED: The 2012 end-times forecast

Once the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, get ready for a year of hearing about the Mayan calendar and how the world will finally end on a magical date next December. If you find yourself falling prey to this new twist on apocalypse chatter, immerse yourself in Roland Emmerich's Earth-splitting 2009 epic "2012" for much-needed perspective. Midway through that disaster, the actual end times will feel like merciful relief.

Once the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, get ready for a year of hearing about the Mayan calendar and how the world will finally end on a magical date next December. If you find yourself falling prey to this new twist on apocalypse chatter, immerse yourself in Roland Emmerich's Earth-splitting 2009 epic "2012" for much-needed perspective. Midway through that disaster, the actual end times will feel like merciful relief.

Once the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, get ready for a year of hearing about the Mayan calendar and how the world will finally end on a magical date next December. If you find yourself falling prey to this new twist on apocalypse chatter, immerse yourself in Roland Emmerich's Earth-splitting 2009 epic "2012" for much-needed perspective. Midway through that disaster, the actual end times will feel like merciful relief.